This Blog’s End
Well, after 4.5 years of joyfully writing this blog, I’ve come to decision to bring it to an end. In addition to the difficulty in trying to keep it up … Continue reading
More Cookin’ Time
Ever since I began teaching a weekly Spanish class at my elementary school in South Korea, the last scheduled class of every semester has been dedicated to teaching how to … Continue reading
Rock Pathway Project: Final Progress and Completion
With wood beams varnished and installed within the pathway, it was then time to transfer rocks from a large rock pile onto the pathway as nicely and organized as possible. … Continue reading
Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot
As is quite customary for couples in South Korea, Michelle and I got professional themed pre-wedding photos done at a great photo studio in Seoul called “GeniUS,” which is associated … Continue reading
Suncheon
Not long ago, Michelle and I headed south to Suncheon, South Korea. And while it was gray and gloomy in Seoul, the weather in Suncheon was absolutely perfect; we couldn’t … Continue reading
Australia: Gold Coast Hinterland
The flight from Seoul to Gold Coast with an additional 6-7 hour layover in Kuala Lumpur was a bit rough and long, but we made it in one piece. As … Continue reading
Cookin’ Time
Teaching out in the countryside certainly has its benefits. It allows me to introduce so many things that my students have never seen or tried before, and it’s always so … Continue reading
Rock Pathway Project: Progress
Last November, a few students and I started acquiring large rocks from a nearby mountainside and began installing them under the rainbow archway that we had constructed a few years … Continue reading
Jeju Trip – Photo Gallery
During the long weekend in early May, Michelle and I flew to Jeju Island to relax from the hustle and bustle of the mainland. We had such a great time … Continue reading
2014 Sports Day
It’s May 1st and every year “Sports Day” is celebrated on this day at public schools in South Korea. Due to the very unfortunate Sewol Ferry incident a few weeks ago, … Continue reading
The Comforts of Spring
Sushi, red wine, balmy weather, and a serene park were synchronously unified to provide Michelle and I with a great, relaxing afternoon picnic. Springtime in Seoul is definitely not a … Continue reading
27 Hours in Andong
Andong is by far the most unhurried, peaceful, and friendliest town that I’ve visited during my 3.5+ years in South Korea. The open kindness and peacefulness baffled not only me, … Continue reading
Sweet as Spring
Spring is a time of rebirth and it came with a glorious boom. It was the first time since 1922 that Korea’s innumerable cherry blossom trees bloomed in March, several … Continue reading
SERENITY in SEORAEMAEUL
Last Saturday’s weather was quite glorious and I felt that Seoul was seriously busting at the seams with people crowding every nook and cranny. Monday to Friday is normally fraught … Continue reading
Heavyweights
Ecclesiastes 11:7 – “Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.” After nearly a week of the thickest smog I’ve ever encountered, I awoke early Sunday … Continue reading
toxiCITY
Better get a gas mask! Seoul and the rest of South Korea has been blanketed with yet another wave of toxic smog full of ultrafine dust from China, and the … Continue reading
Deskwarming Days
Sunchips, juice, and studying all day at work – this means that it’s winter vacation and no students are in sight. Well, why am I at school then? Don’t I … Continue reading
Love Shines
Love Shines * * * Yesterday’s an afterimage that persists until it blends into today’s sunshine as bygone storms that once waged war simply recede into a misty dawn * … Continue reading
Leeum Museum of Art : Hiroshi Sugimoto
While searching through new art exhibits last weekend, I came across one produced by Hiroshi Sugimoto and currently being displayed at the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul. I … Continue reading
Return to Chuncheon
The majority of the 4-day Korean New Year weekend was spent in Namyangju at Michelle’s parents house. Things were relatively relaxed as Michelle and I were just simply ‘house bums’ … Continue reading
One Year Anniversary
Nearly two and half years ago amid traversing almost the entire country of India with my cousin Mark, I pondered throughout the entire trip if true love would ever find … Continue reading
Yeosu
After a 2-hour bus ride west from Busan, Michelle and I arrived to the port town of Yeosu quite tired and hungry. First thing we noticed upon our arrival was … Continue reading
LASTING TRANSITIONS 